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Body of missing climber found in Longs Peak area of Rocky Mountain National Park

By John Bear

Staff Writer

Posted:
03/19/2017 08:21:12 PM MDT

Updated:
03/19/2017 08:30:16 PM MDT

A search team found the body of a missing 39-year-old Thornton man in the Longs Peak area of Rocky Mountain National Park at about noon on Sunday.

The Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue team set out early on Sunday to look for the man, who was last seen near The Loft on Saturday morning, according to a news release.

The man, whose name has not been released, had been winter mountaineering with two other men when he reportedly decided to descend and return to Longs Peak Trailhead. The three had left the trailhead at about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday with the intent of climbing Longs Peak.

The other two men found the man's car still in the parking lot when they returned and called park rangers at about 6:15 p.m. on Saturday to report him missing.

The man's body was recovered via helicopter at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening and transported to the Boulder County Coroner's Office. The search team was returning down the mountain to the trailhead on Sunday evening. An investigation is ongoing.

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